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FZNT25 KNHC 290303
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 PM EST TUE FEB 28 2012

...PLEASE REFER TO THE COASTAL WATERS FORECAST AVAILABLE
THROUGH NOAA WEATHER RADIO AND OTHER MEANS FOR A MORE DETAILED
FORECAST WITHIN 60 NAUTICAL MILES OF THE COASTLINE...

SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS
.SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES WILL PREVAIL ACROSS THE AREA THROUGH SAT.
THE RIDGE WILL SHIFT EASTWARD SAT ALLOWING FOR A COLD FRONT TO
MOVE OFF THE SE UNITED STATES COAST LATE SAT AFTERNOON. THE
FRONT IS FORECAST TO REACH FROM 31N75W TO 27N80W EARLY SUN
MORNING AND FROM 31N68W TO 23N81W SUN EVENING.

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
.TONIGHT...N OF 27N E OF 75W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4
TO 7 FT IN NE TO E SWELL. N OF 27N W OF 75W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO
15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT
EXCEPT 20 TO 25 KT S OF 22N. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL E OF
BAHAMAS AND 3 TO 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS. ISOLATED SHOWERS NE PART.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...N OF 27N E OF 75W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15
KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN E TO SE SWELL. N OF 27N W OF 75W SE TO S
WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING S TO SW 15 TO 20 KT N OF 30N WED
NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 27N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO
9 FT IN NE SWELL E OF BAHAMAS AND 3 TO 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT 15 TO
20 KT N OF 30N. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. FROM 24N TO 27N SE TO S WINDS
10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT IN E SWELL...EXCEPT 1 TO 3 FT W OF
BAHAMAS. S OF 24N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT IN E
SWELL...EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS.
.FRI...N OF 28N SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN
MERGING SE AND NW SWELL...HIGHEST NE PART. FROM 25N TO 28N SE
TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT IN E SWELL...EXCEPT 2 TO 3 FT
W OF BAHAMAS. S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT 15
TO 20 KT S OF 22N. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL...EXCEPT 3 TO 5
FT W OF BAHAMAS.
.SAT...N OF 29N W OF 73W S TO SW WINDS INCREASING TO 20 TO 25
KT THEN SHIFTING NW BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE N
OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT IN MIXED SE
AND NW SWELL. S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7
FT... EXCEPT W OF BAHAMAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.SUN...W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN
NW SWELL...EXCEPT 4 TO 6 FT W OF 80W AND W OF BAHAMAS. N OF 27N
E OF FRONT SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT 20 TO 25 KT JUST AHEAD
OF FRONT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. S OF 27 E OF BAHAMAS SE TO S WINDS 10
TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL. ELSEWHERE E OF FRONT AND W
OF BAHAMAS NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.

SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
.SYNOPSIS...A RIDGE WILL DOMINATE THE GULF WATERS THROUGH FRI.
A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE OFF THE TEXAS AND SW LOUISIANA COASTS
EARLY SAT MORNING. THE FRONT WILL REACH FROM NEAR TAMPA BAY TO
THE EASTERN BAY OF CAMPECHE EARLY SUN MORNING AND WILL BE SE OF
THE AREA SUN EVENING. STRONG OFFSHORE WINDS ARE EXPECTED IN THE
WAKE OF THE FRONT REACHING GALE FORCE IN THE SW ZONE.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.TONIGHT...N OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
S OF 25N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN E SWELL.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT NE TO E
WINDS 20 KT NEAR THE YUCATAN COAST IN THE EVENING. SEAS 2 TO 3
FT N OF 25N...AND 3 TO 5 FT S OF 25N.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...N OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2
TO 4 FT. S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...
HIGHEST NEAR YUCATAN CHANNEL.
.FRI...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.SAT...N OF 27N S TO SW WINDS INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT THEN
BECOMING N 20 TO 25 KT BEHIND FRONT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF
27N SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT
LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...HIGHEST NEAR YUCATAN CHANNEL. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.SUN...NW OF FRONT N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO
20 KT N OF 28N LATE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT...SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT N
OF 28N LATE. SE OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT
IN SE SWELL...HIGHEST NEAR YUCATAN CHANNEL.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.TONIGHT...N OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
S OF 25N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...N OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 10 KT...SHIFTING S
TO SW WED NIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...N OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2
FT. S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT
.FRI...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.SAT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT S TO SW 15 TO 20 KT N
OF 27N. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.SUN...NW OF FRONT N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO
20 KT N OF 28N LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT...SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT N
OF 28N LATE. SE OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.

SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO
22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W
.SYNOPSIS...STRONG HIGH PRES N OF THE AREA WILL MAINTAIN FRESH
TO STRONG TRADE WINDS ACROSS MUCH OF THE AREA THROUGH THE
FORECAST PERIOD.

NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W
.TONIGHT...S OF 17N E OF 81W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9
TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT
IN SE SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS S OF 20N.
.WED THROUGH SAT...S OF 18N E OF 82W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS
9 TO 12 FT. S OF 18N W OF 82W E TO SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8
FT. N OF 18N E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.SUN...S OF 17N E OF 82W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO
12 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 19N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO
9 FT IN SE SWELL. N OF 19N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT
INCREASING TO 20 KT IN YUCATAN CHANNEL LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.

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